Sr. FPGA Design Engineer

TL;DR

Sr. FPGA Design Engineer (FPGA/Digital Logic): Building and validating FPGA digital logic for flight computer and air-to-air RADAR within an autonomy stack, with an accent on safety-critical design, simulation/synthesis, and hardware integration. Focus on developing FPGA requirements, implementing fixed-point DSP algorithms, and supporting test and verification to enable product certification and delivery.

Location: Mountain View, CA; Remote

Salary: $215K–$300K (base) + equity

Company

Reliable Robotics builds safety-enhancing automated aviation technology for safer air transportation.

What you will do

• Own FPGA requirements, design, and simulation for multiple projects supporting the technology roadmap.
• Perform code synthesis and hardware integration, including test support for FPGA-based subsystems.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional environment with mutual peer review to maintain high product quality.
• Enable development of the flight computer and air-to-air RADAR to unlock higher-level capabilities.
• Contribute to long-term development efforts that support product certification and delivery to market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of full-cycle electronics hardware development experience in a professional environment.
• Professional experience designing FPGA digital logic using industry-standard design, simulation, and synthesis tools.
• Experience designing safety-critical FPGA systems (DO-254 level A/B or equivalent industry standard).
• Ability to work with U.S. export-controlled technology; offer contingent on compliance with U.S. export control laws.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Proven track record of product ownership including development and field support.
• Experience architecting, implementing, and verifying fixed-point DSP algorithms.
• Comfort with an agile/iterative development life cycle and a pragmatic, results-oriented work style.

Culture & Benefits

• Vertically integrated technology stack extending up to the aircraft level.
• Highly collaborative, cross-functional development with mutual peer review.
• Employees at headquarters in Mountain View, CA may expect very little travel.
• Compensation includes base salary range plus equity.

Hiring process

• Application review with pre-employment steps as needed, including documentation for U.S. person/non-U.S. person status for export-control compliance.
• Interview process to evaluate FPGA design experience and safety-critical development background.